The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30

vance any satisfactory theory Tor the crime,
and yesterday the police authorities had not
succeeded in making much progress. Mr..
Wechsler had just completed arrangements to
change his residence from $40 Washington
avenue to new house In Eighth avenue, near
Prospect Park, which he recently purchased.
Almost all the carpets had been removed from
the floors, and the furniture was in con-
fusion. Mr.. Wechsler was kept busy at
the store on Friday night, and he did
not 20 homo to supper. At about 9:15
o'clock when the door bell rang. Mrs. Wechsler
happened to be In her bedroom on the second
floor with her 9-year-old son. Phillip, and Mr..
Rossman, her father, who Is nearly 10 years
old. The other children, Of whom there are
four or FIVE were on the third floor, and o SER
want was In the basement. Mr. Rossman did
not wait for the servant to open the door. but
went down for that purpose himself, As soon
as the door was opened Q young man, who gave
the impression to Mr.. Rossman Of being O Dis
trict Telegraph messenger. stepped forward a
couple of feet from tho stoop into the vestibule
with package wrapped IN newspaper In his
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paefss s' The ~ noSSef e pay and
no receipt to sign"
The young man nth then r.. banded Mr. Ross snsI
man ma has not GOOD sight, and he did not Oh
serve the messenger closely. but after carefully
recalling the appearance q NE o man 81 yesIeroiy
below the medium size. with q small. dark
moustache and that he wore blue coat and
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he saw him under similar circumstances and
heard his voice The package which Mr.. Mr. Ross,
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OF Fridays CLOCK edition. A sealed envelope
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,S closed the deer 20 md sp
Win hsr son close beside her. and. puttins It IN
she toSk out The eysop and seeing
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which required her Immediate attention. con.
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and then read it aloud 10 her father. Her in
terest was 80 much excited that she also con-
eludSd to open the packase S On removing the
Of yellow card hoard. with blue edges, seven
and Seep nFe fhs osr
about nine inches long, three inches wide. and
dssg rs ss n9f which
was very similar to the lead pencil or slate
boxes used In the schools, and It had gliding
gers in The thumSbe H She had drawn sm back
the I'D sb0St inch and h bo4 waea oSd
and the pieces fiew in ali directions, striking
her and also her son in the face and hands,
fright The blazing stuff from. the Internal
machine burned her hands and face and set
Fs to her Sothi Ing and also slightly burned
her head and some Of the blood which poured
and was s SO @ spattered over her fathers clothns
that he looked as Il he also had been severely
T Soaa rm 1.-the php also cpEersd Wia
girl heard the explosion In the back basement
and, running up stairs. almost tainted with
terror as she beheld the scene In Mrs. Wechs-
lers bedroom. Mr.. Rossman had presence Of
mind enough to assist In slapping out tho
sparks Of fire. in Mrs. Wechslers dress.
Some Of the neighbors were called in and DR..
Thomas Nj. Rochester and Dr. McNaughton
reached the house about 10 o'clock. They
found that Mrs. Wechsler was suffering
severely from shock and that both her hands
had been very badly lacerated, the flesh being
torn away from two OF the fingers and the bone
exposed. The sons injuries were less severe
although very painful. The wounds had all
been caused by the splinters from the box and
the powder or other explosive which II con-
tained. Mr.. Wechsler reached the house
few minutes alter y, o'clock. He became a.
found The condition OF AFFAIRS. A'
At II o'clock Police Captain McKelvey. with
Detectives Price and Shaughnessy reached the
house. The cardboard box they found had
been torn open at one end by the force OF the
explosion. IL contained only a chid's plated
knife, fork. and spoon, CHEAP AFFAIRS. which
could DO purchased for about IS cents. The
inside OF the box was lined with coarse red
muslin, and the knife, fork, and spoon are
marked "R. p. Company" The four leather
not in either Of the boxes, are 81 a Kind Sold al